JPH0628028B2 - Voice data input device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system in which data is input to a data processing device necessary for inventory management and the like by voice, and in particular, data input by a voice interaction method. The present invention relates to a voice data input device capable of performing efficiently.

[Field of Use of Invention]

A data processing system using a computer, such as an inventory management system, requires input work of necessary data.

In recent years, so-called voice data input devices have come to be used, which perform such data input work interactively by the voice of a worker. It should be noted that such an interactive system requires guidance for instructing the operator to input voice one after another, but this guidance is also generally used by voice in such a system.

FIG. 2 shows an example of an inventory management system using such a voice data input device.
The product number entered for each product by voice guidance. By inputting the shelf for storing the goods by voice, the stock status of the warehouse can be clarified, and the result can be displayed or printed out. Stores in advance the voice recognition pattern data for identifying the input voice and the voice reproduction data for outputting the voice in the auxiliary storage device 2, and the inventory management execution program and the console display device 4 or the printer device. The program for controlling 5 and the inventory data are the main memory 3
It is supposed to be remembered. On the other hand, each of these devices is connected to the bus line of the central processing unit 1,
Further, the voice recognition device 6 and the voice reproduction device 7 are similarly connected to this bus line.

The general operation of this system will be described below.

The central processing unit 1 uses the console display unit 4 to capture the name code input by the worker.

As a result, the central processing unit 1 selects the data for the corresponding worker from the voice recognition pattern data stored in the auxiliary storage device 2 and loads it into the voice recognition device 6. As a result, the voice recognition device 6 has a recognition function dedicated to the worker at this point. Here, by selecting a work that the worker wants to perform, for example, a warehousing work, a warehousing work, or the like, this is voice-recognized, and the processing device 1 runs the corresponding program to proceed with the work.

This work execution program is configured by repeating the work content guidance using the voice reproduction device 7, the product name using the voice recognition device 6, and the data acquisition by the voice of the shelf.

When all the work is completed, the central processing unit 1 can output the inventory data to the console display device 4 and the printer device 5.

By the way, in such a voice data input device, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-88794,
The content of the guidance was limited to one type.

However, as the content of this guidance, in order to familiarize the operator with the voice input operation, it is necessary to give detailed instructions at first, but as the operator gets used to it,
Since detailed instructions are troublesome and give an unpleasant feeling, and since detailed instructions are specific, the guidance takes time and the data input speed tends to decrease.

Therefore, in the conventional voice data input device, there is a problem that the data input work becomes difficult or the work cannot be performed efficiently if the workers are different.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made based on the background described above, and the purpose thereof is to always obtain the best usability regardless of the skill of the operator, and easily by any operator. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a voice data input device capable of efficiently inputting data.

[Outline of Invention]

To achieve this object, the present invention prepares at least two types of guidance having different contents according to the skill level of the operator when inputting the data by the voice interaction method, and the operator himself / herself who inputs the data. The feature is that one of these guidances can be arbitrarily selected by an instruction.

[Outline of Invention]

Hereinafter, the voice data input device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment.

First, in one embodiment of the present invention, the overall hardware configuration is apparently the same as that of the conventional example shown in FIG. 2, but different points are the contents of the control processing by the central processing unit 1 and the audio reproducing apparatus 7. In the contents of.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sound reproducing device according to the present invention. The sound reproducing device 7 synthesizes sound data for a beginner, a sound data memory 73 for beginners, and a sound data memory 74 for experts. And a voice synthesizer 72 for converting into an analog signal and a microprocessor 71 for controlling them.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the guidance level is selected by voice input as a method for selecting the voice data memory file of the guidance.
For example, memorize words such as “beginning” and “skill”.

First, the case of an unskilled worker will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of guidance and voice input for an unskilled worker, that is, a novice worker. First, by inputting the worker nomination code, for example, "01325",
The voice recognition device 6 is provided with a voice recognition function dedicated to the worker. Next, as guidance, "What is the guidance level?"
Novice workers are here to say "beginning"
And input the voice. As a result, in the voice reproducing device 7 shown in FIG. 1, the voice data memory 73 for beginners is selected, and the work is advanced by the guidance of the data file stored in this memory 73.

For example, suppose that you are currently carrying out warehousing work,
In response to the question "What is the work?" Input "Receiving" and voice input. Next, in response to the question "Please input 3 digits of the item.", The worker inputs the item specified in the item of 3 digits, for example, "013". Check the voice input data. "013"
Enter "OK" for the echo back. After that, a dialogue is conducted in the manner shown in FIG.
Enter. When the item number 18 is completed, the process returns to the item number 4 and the warehousing or unloading work can be continued.

Therefore, at this time, since detailed guidance such as the number of digits of voice input is given, a beginner can easily and comfortably input voice according to the guidance.

Next, the case of a skilled worker will be described with reference to FIG.

First of all, at this time, like the above-mentioned beginner,
Enter the name code. Then, after that, the guidance "What is the guidance level?" Therefore, at this time, if "skilled" is input by voice, the voice reproducing device 7 shown in FIG. Since the guidance at this time is simplified as shown in FIG. 4, the worker can input voice only by confirming the echo back, which will speed up the process. You can input voice.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to input the data by voice under the optimum guidance regardless of whether the worker is a beginner or an expert, and to input the data reliably or efficiently. it can.

Further, in this embodiment, since the voice data memories 73 and 74 in the voice reproducing device 7 are switched by voice input, it is possible to easily switch the guidance for the beginner and the skilled person from the work site.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the method of inputting the voice of the worker is used as the method of switching the voice data memory in the voice reproducing device 7, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this and is shown below. It can be done by various methods.

(1) When the name code is input using the console display device 4, switching between the intent and the skill is performed by key input.

(2) A changeover switch is provided as shown in FIG.

(3) There is only one voice data memory in the voice reproduction device, and the content of the voice data memory is loaded from the auxiliary storage device 2 such as a floppy disk each time a name code is input, so that it is suitable for beginners and skilled players. The memory is switched by replacing the media.

(4) A timer for accumulating work time in name code units is provided, and when a certain period of time elapses, the intent to automatically switch to skill.

Further, in the above embodiments, the types of guidance are two types, one for beginners and one for experts, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this and can be implemented by arbitrarily dividing the types.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the content of the guidance for voice input can be selected according to the person performing the work. Therefore, except for the drawbacks of the prior art, the voice having the following effects can be obtained. A data input device can be provided.

(1) Since detailed guidance can be given to a beginner, a beginner-oriented guidance can be set, and a voice data input device with good usability can be realized.

(2) Since the guidance can be set according to the skill level, it is possible to realize a voice data input device that can provide a speedy guidance to a worker and does not give a discomfort to the worker.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a voice reproducing device in a voice data input device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an inventory management system using the voice data input device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the audio reproducing apparatus of the present invention. 1 ... Central processing unit, 2 ... Auxiliary storage device, 3 ... Main storage device, 4 ... Console display device, 5 ... Printer device, 6 ... Speech recognition device, 7 ... Speech reproducing device, 71 ... ... Microprocessor, 72 ... voice synthesizer, 73 ... voice data memory for beginners, 74 ... voice data memory for experts.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A voice data input device comprising a voice recognition function for capturing data by voice and a voice reproducing function for guidance by voice, and collecting data in a voice interactive system, A memory storing at least two types of data files that determine the content of the guidance by the voice reproduction function according to the skill level of the worker, and means for selecting one of the data files according to the data input operation by the worker are provided. A voice data input device characterized in that data input is performed according to the guidance by the data file selected by this means. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the means for selecting one of the data files is configured to select the data file in response to an operator's voice instruction. And voice data input device.